Dehumanizing Always Starts With Language
June 20, 2018 6:25 AM Subscribe
"How does [dehumanization] happen? [...] most of us believe that people’s basic human rights should not be violated—that crimes like murder, rape, and torture are wrong. Successful dehumanizing, however, creates moral exclusion. Groups targeted based on their identity—gender, ideology, skin color, ethnicity, religion, age—are depicted as "less than" or criminal or even evil. The targeted group eventually falls out of the scope of who is naturally protected by our moral code. This is moral exclusion, and dehumanization is at its core."
Brené Brown, professor, researcher and author, shares a blog post adapted from Chapter 4 of her book, Braving the Wilderness.
Brené Brown, professor, researcher and author, shares a blog post adapted from Chapter 4 of her book, Braving the Wilderness.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but a "both sides do it," "people calling murderers and rapists names are just as bad as people who dehumanize others in order to murder and rape them" mini essay thing isn't really a great post for Mefi. -- taz
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